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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters Fourteen through Twenty-Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Alexander Kirkpatrick do if he wants to be pardoned from serving jail?
(a) Join the Union Army.
(b) Never sell slaves again.
(c) Never harbor slaves again.
(d) Join the Confederate Army.

2. What do some of Samuel's slaves offer to help Uther Botkin's slave with?
(a) The winter planting.
(b) The summer planting.
(c) The fall planting.
(d) The spring planting.

3. Where is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife sent to work after she is released from jail?
(a) A military hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
(b) A military hospital in Lexington, Virginia.
(c) A military hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia.
(d) A military hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.

4. What are Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife forced to do while in jail?
(a) Sit in a dark room all day long.
(b) Manual labor.
(c) Be completely silent.
(d) Make clothing for the Confederate Army.

5. Why is the person that Uther Botkin's slave wishes could help her with the planting in jail?
(a) He tried to run away.
(b) He killed someone.
(c) He beat someone up.
(d) He stole some food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alexander demand that he be treated as a prisoner of war while in prison?

2. The woman traveling the countryside hears a lot about a storm. What is the name of the storm?

3. Where is Samuel Gatewood's son hit by a bullet during battle?

4. What is the name of the house that Silas arrives at where there is prostitution and evening entertainment?

5. What is Samuel Gatewood struggling with in Chapter 25?

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